Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 522 - 528: Arson

”Scram!”

With a casual swing of her sword, Li Zhixuan dispatched a second-order Devil Beast that had caught up with her.

”Where exactly have Cheng Huo and the others gone? Why havenʼt I detected any of them on the positioning device yet?” Li Zhixuan furrowed her brows.

She had already traveled through many places, encountered numerous Devil Beasts and Cultivators, and didnʼt know how many battles she had fought, but from start to finish, she hadnʼt found a trace of Li Chenghuo and the others.

If it werenʼt for the fact that their Life Tokens were intact, Li Zhixuan might have thought they had perished in some corner of the Secret Realm.

Li Zhixuan pulled out a map. She had started by heading east from the Ancient Vine Forest, then turned to go north.

Although she hadnʼt been to every corner of the Secret Realm, except for the south and the lands to the west of the forest, the search range of the positioning device had almost covered all other places.

The fact that she hadnʼt found any trace of Li Chenghuo and company in this huge part of the Secret Realm could only mean they were not fated to meet, just missing each other.

Little did she know, Li Chenghuo and his group were also looking for her.

However, because the four of them had started in different places, by comparing notes, they could figure out roughly which direction Li Zhixuan might be in.

”Cheng Huo, the Secret Realm is becoming more and more dangerous now!” Li Chenglin said with a grave expression.

On their journey, they had encountered several incidents of Cultivators fighting each other. Had they not been in greater numbers and shown no hostility, they wouldnʼt have come this far safely.

Especially now, as they approached the center of the Secret Realm where the Spiritual Energy was the densest, the quantity and strength of Cultivators here were greater than anywhere else.

As the strongest and eldest, Li Chenghuo naturally became the leader of their group until they could find Li Zhixuan.

”Letʼs take a detour from the south!”

It seemed they had four Golden Core Cultivators, whose strength was not bad, but aside from Li Chenghuo, the other three hadnʼt refined their Life-bound Magic Treasures, which greatly reduced their power.

Such strength might be unrivaled elsewhere, but at the center of the Secret Realm, where numerous Cultivators were gathered, it seemed somewhat lacking.

So, for the safety of the group, Li Chenghuo decided to avoid the area to prevent falling into danger.

However, sometimes even if you donʼt want to attract trouble, trouble will come knocking on your door!

Just as Li Chenghuo and his team were about to leave, three Golden Core Cultivators from Shen Leishan approached them deliberately.

They were outnumbered, but their strength was superior, with one at the Golden Core Late Stage and two at the Middle Golden Core Stage. If it came to a fight, Li Chenghuo and his group would have no advantage.

The nearby Cultivators, upon seeing this, showed schadenfreude and the thought of reaping the benefits of the fisherman, knowing that although Li familyʼs four couldnʼt be easily defeated, they werenʼt an easy matchup either.

”Gentlemen, since youʼve come, why the hurry to leave?” Among the three, the youngest-looking Golden Core Cultivator, Liu Chengfeng, directly blocked their path.

Seeing the ill-intent of the newcomers, Li Chenghuo secretly transmitted a message to the other three to prepare for action; meanwhile, Li Chenglin was to activate the Spirit Boat immediately and retreat to the rear.

They had come from this place and were more familiar with the terrain, making it easier to shake off any pursuers.

”Indeed, fellow Daoist!” Li Chenghuo responded with a smile, as if oblivious to their malicious intent.

Contempt flashed in the eyes of the three men. To trust others so easily, they wondered how this man had managed to grow up in the ruthless Cultivation World.

Yet, the action that followed from Li Chenghuo caught the three off guard.

An amber-colored magical tower materialized instantly, then the Spirit Light shone brightly, and blossoms of Earth Core Poison Flame exploded towards the three.

Hot on their heels came a rain of falling rocks and hundreds of Explosive Vines.

”Go!”

Li Chenglin activated all of his mana, propelling the Spirit Boat to its maximum speed, like a meteor instantly streaking across the eyes of the onlookers, leaving behind only a glint of light resembling a cometʼs tail when they opened their eyes again.

”A bunch of clueless bastards!” They had just mocked Li Chenghuo for being foolish, yet they had not realized that they were the true fools.

Especially Liu Chengfeng, who had had smooth sailing since he began his cultivation, was being pampered by the entire Shen Leishan, this was the first time in over a hundred years that he had been in such a sorry state!

”I must skin you alive, pull out your tendons, and tear you to pieces, leaving you begging for life but unable to die!” His handsome face became twisted and ferocious.

Ignoring the two fellow disciples beside him, Liu Chengfeng chased after them alone on his magic artifact, his mind already clouded by rage.

The other two were also angry, but they had not lost their sanity, yet Liu Chengfengʼs solo pursuit forced the trio to split up.

——

”Uncle Cheng Huo, what should we do now? They will definitely not let us go,” Li Darong said fearfully.

”We can only avoid them for now.” If they confronted them head-on without sufficient strength, casualties were inevitable.

As Li Chenghuo spoke, he recalled nearby hiding places, ”I remember that thereʼs a densely wooded mountain range about a hundred miles to the northwest. Letʼs hide there first and see if we can shake them off.”

”Okay!”

The Spirit Boat sped on, and the four were extremely tense, not noticing the sudden appearance of a spirit light on the positioning device.

”Just as I thought! They are all in the west, and they have already found each other!” Li Zhixuan said, looking at the changes on the Compass and breathed a sigh of relief.

”But...”

The spirit light on the Compass was moving at an extremely fast speed, definitely not a speed achievable during normal flight.

”Are they being pursued by cultivators? Or have they encountered some danger?” Li Zhixuan frowned, not daring to delay any further on her way, and promptly flew toward Li Chenghuo and the others at her fastest speed.

——

The Spirit Boatʼs speed didnʼt decrease, and Li Chenglin, who was controlling the Spirit Boat, felt his mana rapidly deplete.

”Cheng Wu, take over for me!”

During the turnover, they successfully entered the woods and hid themselves in a cave.

Unfortunately, they hadnʼt managed to shake off the three from Shen Leishan.

”Hmph! Did you think that by hiding in the forest, I would not be able to find you?!” Liu Chengfeng snorted coldly and cast a spell to summon massive fireballs, hurling them towards the lush vegetation.

In an instant, a fierce fire blazed up, and Liu Chengfeng then summoned a strong wind.

In a moment, the wind fed the flames, spreading the fire in all directions.

The crowd, who had just used the Invisibility Talisman and breath-hiding talisman to conceal themselves, had not yet had time to breathe a sigh of relief when they saw the raging wildfire rapidly approaching their location.

”Damn it! These three are so ruthless!” Li Chenghuo had not expected the others to resort to fire to burn down the mountain, completely disregarding the numerous living beings and spiritual objects within, eager to force them out.

”Uncle, what do we do now?” Li Darong asked in panic.

He was still young and had several hundred years of life expectancy left; he did not want to die here.